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22 TUESDA'( JANUA.t1.Lll. 1964. ,,- (a) Property owned by Messrs. Barron Grey Frith and John A. Jamison, consisting of the northerly portion of the property formerly known as the "Old Battler's Inn" property, lying on kle west side of Liberty Street il~!lediately north of its intersection with Lesters Lane; (b) Property owned by Mr. Charlie M. Finney, consisting of an 83- foot lot iln'1ediately adjacent to and north of the Frith-Jamison property referred to hereinabove; and (c) Ai'l area bounded by the norLh line of the present "B-2 IndustrialT' zone north of the Carolina & North1,'iestern Railway right-of-wa.'T, the ea:3t line of Rahlway Street from Old Stultz Road to its angle point, the soath line of the Frith-Jamison property, and the west line of Lesters Lane and Liberty Street. Pursuant to City Manager Hirst's request, Council continued until its next regular meeting (January 28, 1964) the proposed new Zoning Code and Map in order to give interested persons an additional opportunity to confer with Council on specific ~ . quesvlons. Attorney John D. Epperly appeared before Council as legal representative of a number of "do:..rntown" business firms, continuing his representation before Council at prior meetings in support of that section of the proposed Thoroughfare Plan relating to the IIdowntown" business area. City Manager Hirst, by report dated January 14, 1964, discussed the plan as it would affect the IIdowntownll business area and as identified as "Phase 1", which phasF) is estimated to cost $3,165,000, including estimated cost of right-of-way. City Manager Hirst pointed out the several methods of financing this phase or a portion of the phase and, meanwhile, urged Council to provide means for' acquiring right-of-way as it becomes available or is needed, once Council has adopted the Thoroughfare Plan or any of its segm<::mts. -